Facing bricks from Wienerberger, leading supplier of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, were used to create beautiful façades on the award-winning Storey’s Field Community Centre and Nursery project in Cambridge’s new Eddington development. A joint venture by the University of Cambridge and Cambridge City Council, Storey’s Field offers Eddington residents …
Read More »Bricks boost for Berkshire builders
Jewson is helping builders of Wokingham get their hands on more everyday building products like bricks and timber with a brand new, bigger branch. Increased customer demand means the builders’ merchant has moved from Barkham Road to a 2936 square metre site on Molly Millars Lane. The new branch also …
Read More »LRBM renovates gallery space
Reclaimed bricks supplier London Reclaimed Brick Merchants has announced that thousands of its Plain Gault Bricks were used to renovate a new space belonging to the South London Gallery at Peckham Road Fire Station. The Victorian Gothic-style building, reopened over the weekend of 22nd-23rd September as a new area for …
Read More »London Reclaimed Bricks in Ryder Cup promotion
bricks from London Reclaimed Brick Merchants’ appeared this week in a promotional video ahead of the prestigious Ryder Cup international golfing tournament. LRBM supplied the official Ryder Cup video producers with 160 Plain Gault bricks which were used to support four canvases that revealed portraits of each of Team Europe’s …
Read More »Ibstock Brick invests £7.6 million at Lodge Lane
Ibstock Brick has invested £7.6 million at the home of its Stafford Slate Blue brick – a move which will boost production by up to 8 million bricks a year. Lodge Lane in Cannock opened in 1991. The investment project, which included a new kiln, started in January 2017 with …
Read More »Imperial launches industry first with new York Clamp brick
Imperial Bricks has introduced a new, handmade brick: the York Clamp. Previously only available from reclamation, the York Clamp is available from stock and mirrors the features of original bricks found throughout Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It’s the first time a new handmade version – created using the traditional manufacturing methods …
Read More »Wienerberger loads service offer for merchants
Wienerberger, the wall, roof, and landscaping supplier, has launched Load Builder, designed to help builders’ merchants manage their brick stock and storage space with a quick and easy to use online tool. Using Load Builder, merchants can create a bespoke load by mixing and matching products from a wide selection …
Read More »Material stock shortages not an issue for merchants
Members of the Federation of Master Builders have reported shortages of a variety of building materials, with some – notably bricks, windows and roof tiles – having lead times of up to and including a year. However, builders merchants trade association the Builders Merchants Federation, says it is “not aware” …
Read More »New Android version of popular Brick Matcher app
Imperial Bricks, the leading traditional handmade brick supplier, has updated the app to help builders’ merchants identify the right brick for their projects. Whether out on site or in the office, the app makes it easy to view Imperial’s entire range of bricks and the relevant technical data. The app …
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